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I. R. ROGERS.

HEEL.

No 497,132. Patented May 9, 1893:.

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IOHABOD R. ROGERS, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

HEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,132, dated May 9, 1893..

Application filed December 2, 1892. Serial No. 453,836- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ICHABOD R. RocERs, a citizen of the United States of America, residlng at Lynn,in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the manufacture of heels and its object is to provide a heel having a rand forming a part thereof and embedded into the upper lift of the heel, said rand being cut into the desired shape with out the ordinary crimping usually practiced and required when rands are made from straight pieces and bent in shape. The cut rands are turned out very cheaply and are ready for use without further treatment and when applied in accordance with my invention, the heel generally is improved and its Wearing quality increased as will be herein after more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, represents a section of my improved heel. Fig. 2, represents the cut rand before it is applied, and Fig. 3, shows the heel with the rand applied, but before pressure has been applied thereto, and Fig. 4, represents the compressing die. Fig. 5 is a transverse sec tion of the heel. Fig. 6 is a front view of the heel and die.

In carrying out my invention I make up my heel of lifts of one or more pieces until the desired thickness has been obtained. I then apply the rand A, which is cut into the desired shape, being an outline of precisely the same shape and form as the lifts of the heel, except that the center is removed the rand being approximately of horseshoe shape. By reason of the fact that the rand is cut out into the exact shape required it will be seen that no subsequent treatment of the rand is required, such as crimping, which is a very expensive operation, and other material than leather may be used which is not possible when the rands are made by crimping for the reason that no other material can stand the crimping process. The rand is applied of uniform thickness and without skiving the inner edge, and then the heel is subjected to pressure, in a press, in which I use a die B, which is of the shape of the rand having a tapering surface from its outer periphery inwardly. The heel is held in place by a pressure plate 0, which accurately fits within the space in the center of the rand, and this plate has a projecting stud a, which serves to guide the die in its descent, an opening being formed in the center of the die so as to permit of the passage of the stud. Thus when pressure is applied the central part of the heel receives no pressure but only the rand, and that portion of the heel immediately beneath the rand, and the result is that the rand is forced into the heel under the pressure and by reason of the flaring face of the die, the face of the rand inclines inwardly toward the center of the heel, and the die at the same time corrugates its upper surface. It will thus be seen that the rand is embedded in the heel as shown in the sectional view and as the center of the heel is not compressed, a shoulder 11, is formed around the center of the heel which effectually prevents any displacement of the rand and the result of this compression at the margin of the heel is to compress the very portion of the heel where the most wear comes, and this adds materially to the durable quality of the heel. It is usually my practice to compress the rand into the heel, a distance equal to its thickness, and thus the completed heel with the rand applied is of the same thickness as the heel before the rand is compressed into it. WVhile the rand is usually made of leather it will be apparent that it may be made of cheaper material as it is not subjected to wear, but cheaper material cannot be used with the crimping process. The cut rand may be skived if desired as this may be found necessary in some cases.

What I claim isv 1. An improved heel consisting of a series of lifts and a rand embedded in the said heel, substantially as described.

2. An improved heel, consisting of a series of lifts, and a rand of uniform thickness-embedded therein, substantially as described.

3. An improved heel, consisting of a series of lifts, and a rand applied thereto, said rand being embedded by pressure applied only to the rand and that portion of the heel beneath it, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IGHABOD R. ROGERS.

Witnesses:

WM. E. J EWELL, O. H. WELoH. 

